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NAIS-500 + GPS ANTENNA
Overview
NAIS-500 class B AIS with GPS-500 GPS antenna. Broadcast your location to anyone nearby with an AIS Receiver. A low cost safety system for recreational vessels and smaller professional vessels in near coastal waters. Reports your position and vessel size and heading to nearby vessels, avoiding dangerous situations.
Reduce your risk of collision with this fully integrated, Class-B AIS transponder - essential for navigating today’s busy shipping lanes and congested ports.
Compact in size, lightweight, fully waterproof, with low power draw and featuring multiple connections, the NAIS 500 is ideal for networking with any compatible MFD display and VHF system.
Key Features
- Class-B approved
- Send & receive
- Integrated solution
- Multiple networking connections
- Waterproof IPX7
- Lightweight - Just 250 grams.
- Low power consumption
- Wide voltage range
Class-B Approved
Meets with the strict regulations set out for this class of Automatic Identification System.
Send & Receive
The NAIS 500 ensures that you are seen and can see on the water by sending a signal to other vessels with your navigational data, whilst you receive data from other vessels. This allows you to plan any necessary avoidance manoeuvres well in advance.
Integrated Solution
Networks with your MFD display and your marine VHF radio for a fully integrated system. Compatible with NMEA 2000®, NMEA 0183®, NMEA 0183® multiplexing and USB.
Low Power Consumption
Ideal for sailboats or power boats, the NAIS 500 features a low average power consumption of 180 mA at 12 VDC
| Dimensions | 152 x 98 x 52 mm (L x W x H) |
| Weight | 260 g |
| Power | DC (9.6 V - 31.2 V) |
| Average power consumption | 180 mA at 12VDC |
| Peak current rating | 2 A at 12 VDC |
| GPS receiver (AIS internal) | 50 channel IEC 61108-1 compliant |
Electrical interfaces
| USB | Mini-B |
| NMEA 0183 | Default 38,400 baud (bidirectional) |
| NMEA 0183 | Default 4,800 baud (bidirectional) |
| NMEA 2000 | Micro-C - LEN=1 |
Connections
| VHF antenna connector | SO-239 |
| External GPS antenna connector | SMA |
| USB | Mini-B |
| NMEA 2000 | Standard Micro-C connector |
| I/O | 12 way power input/NMEA 0183/external switch |
VHF Transciever
| AIS transmitter | 1 |
| AIS receiver | 2 (one receiver time shared between AIS and DSC) |
| Frequency | 156.025 to 162.025 MHz in 25 kHz steps |
| Output power | 33 dBm ± 1.5 dB |
| Channel bandwidth | 25 kHz |
| Channel step | 25 kHz |
| Modulation modes | 25 kHz GMSK (AIS, Tx and Rx) -- 25 kHz AFSK (DSC, Rx only) |
| Bit rate | 9600 b/s ± 50 ppm (GMSK) -- 1200 b/s ± 30 ppm (FSK) |
| RX sensitivity | Less than -107 dBm at 20% PER |
| Co-channel | 10 dB |
| Adjacent channel | 70 dB |
| IMD | 65 dB |
| Blocking | 84 dB |
Enviromental
| Water resistant | IP67 Tested to IEC 60945 'Protected' category |
| Operating temperature | -15ºC to +55ºC |
| Indicators | Power, Error, Rx, Tx (silent mode) |